<\/span><\/h3>\nWith a 15% discount, my Warby Parker glasses totaled about $527. Their optician was incredibly helpful, convincing me to try progressive lenses. The excellent service justified the higher cost.<\/p>\n
At Walmart, the BE152 frame with polycarbonate trifocals cost $188, while the TiFlex frame with standard mid-range (computer) lenses was $138. Adding standard progressive lenses to the Callum frame was $120.<\/p>\n
For cataract surgery, I drove to a large parking lot in Gainesville, FL, and paid someone $240 per visit to drive me across the street and wait in the lobby. A medical service failed to arrange a driver for my right-eye surgery, but fortunately, someone was found at the last minute. Finding anyone willing to make a 100-200 mile trip, even at a high price, was challenging.<\/p>\n
It took a few days to adjust to my new eyeglasses, Systane Ultra PF drops for dry eyes, and a Dell 27 Plus 4K monitor. The monitor\u2019s display is crisp, and text clarity improved after a couple of days. The glasses and monitor arrived around the same time, and new glasses typically require an adjustment period.<\/p>\n
I hadn\u2019t realized how severe my cataracts were until after their removal\u2014right eye in February, left eye in March, with a new prescription in April. Whites & colors now appear bright and vivid!<\/p>\n
The significant expense, time, and effort were well worth the valuable education and improved vision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I recently purchased the Dell S2725QS 27-inch 4K Monitor for $279.99 + $19.60 tax, totaling $299.59. After years of using 20-22 inch monitors, I was concerned a 27-inch display might feel too large. However, its dimensions\u201424.08 in. wide (611.54 mm) and 14.02 in. tall (355.98 mm)\u2014only add a few inches in width and height, fitting … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[241,131,17,126],"tags":[141,229,28],"class_list":["post-5901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dell","category-hardware","category-musings","category-nvidia","tag-pc-builds-upgrades","tag-shopping","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5901"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5927,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5901\/revisions\/5927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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